Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer weighs in on 'Deflategate'

January 21, 2015 at 8:10PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer is a no-nonsense guy who doesn't look for a lot of excuses when it comes to winning and losing. It shouldn't be surprising, then, that Zimmer — when asked Wednesday at the Senior Bowl about the ball deflation controversy that has emerged in the wake of the Patriots' AFC title game thrashing of the Colts — wasn't buying it.

"I think it was like 41-7, right?" Zimmer said, according to NFL.com. "I don't think the balls had a lot to do with it."

Well, 45-7, but point taken. That said, the Vikings were EMBROILED IN CONTROVERSY over a somewhat similar ball situation earlier this season (and by that we mean it passed with barely a whimper aside from a warning and reminder from the league), when sideline attendants were shown heating footballs against league rules during Minnesota's freezing 31-13 win over the Panthers.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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